"Impressive...A fascinatingly prismatic story." –Anne Tyler, The New York Times Book Review
"One of our finest novelists at work today." –
Los Angeles Times "There's no one like Alice McDermott...her touch is light as a feather, her perceptions purely accurate." –
Elle "Beautifully written." –
The Washington Post "A masterly and admirable first novel...A Bigamist's Daughter sparkles with crisp language and fine, precise writing....A richly detailed story." –
The Kansas City Star "McDermott is an enormously skilled and assured writer who transforms the ordinary into something magical." –
The Cleveland Plain Dealer